The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1887-05-10
A MISER'S PET DOG.
How Terrier Mourns the Death Of \ Ma>-
ter Missed By No Haman Friend.

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ter Missed By No Human Friend.
Rover, the Old canine friend and com
panion of miser Joe Perry. lonely and
broken-hearted. keeps . faithful watch
in the silent yard of his dead master,
house on Locust street Hour by hour
day and night, he lies watching the
time-worn door and whines and paw:
at its rotten boards. But it doesn'i
open as it was wont to do ut his ightest
scratch. He whines out his grief as he
used to bark his opinions at neighbor.
ing ours. Il would have been a char.
liable ending If old Rover had been
found dead in the little back room with
the old miser and his partner. The
woman who keeps the grocery store
next door to the house of gold and filth
pushes food to the dog through hole in
the fence every day, but Rover seldom
touches it and is daily growing weaker.
The little terrier has 3 stubby tail.
short legs and shaggy coat of sorrel
color hair. He was a pup when given
to Perry number of years ago.
Rover was the only living thing that
shared the miser's fullest confidence.
When Perry would leave the house to
collect a debt or visit liquor saloon
Rover was generally trotting by his side.
Ii the miser should 90 away without
Rover it would not be long before the
dog would discover the absence of his
master and start to search for him. The
terrier was well known in the neighbor-
hood.
While looking for Perry he would
peep into the nearby groggeries and If
the miser was not to be found in the
saloons the dog would soon be scratch
ing the door of old John McGough's
house. Ii he found Perry he would
Jump about him. paw his legs and give
evidence that he wanted
him to come home. IL Perry was ready
ne would follow the dog. but should his
talk of avarice be not complete he
would tell Rover to 90 and make tour
among the garbage buckets of the al
leys. And Rover would 60 and do as
directed. Some times the dog would
ind Perry in one of the saloons buying
MS daily supply of rum. If the miser
fingered too long Rover would show his
mpatience by Juggling at the tattered
trousers Of the recluse.
On several occasions the boarding
Iuctioneer got burdensome load of
'ad whisky aboard and was helped to
us door by colored men. who repaid
themselves by relieving the miser of
us silver time-piece and its shoe-string
hahn, but it never happened while the .
errier was around. =!
There is pear tree in the yard and :
Fhen this was bearing its fruit, then !
Fas the time that little Rover had to !
e vigilant. He was not only faithful
nd sagacious but cunning. Two years
go an eight-yesr-old pickaninny was
eeping into the yard with his white
yeballs turned wistfully to the pear
rec. Rover saw him but pretended
hat he was asleep. until the darkey
topped in and made for the tree. Then
ne terrier made . dash for the gate
nd cut off the frightened lad. The
og barked his loudest and brought out
cry. who caught the robber. But it
as unfortunate for the old man, as
lie pickaninny was vicious and he
ruck the miser on the head with .
one and made his escape.
Rover was caught by the dog-cstoh-
s. about two years ago. 1t was early
a spring morning and the dog was
1t on hunt for one of the old men
no had slipped away for the matuti-
ii supply of corn-juice. The terrier
I'd been away from the house but 8
W minutes when he was seen by 8
,g-catcher on Locust street. Rover
ade q heroic endeavor to get back
'me, but the darby and his big net
ere too much for him and ne was
on among whelps. mongrels and
ITS in the wagon of the pound man.
try heard the yells of the. dog and
lrried into the street He made
teous appeal for the release of his I
rrier, but the men refused to free I
'ver until the. owner had paid the
lie. After exerting himself for twenty
nutes the miser was crushed to find
ut he couldn't secure q reduction on
e fine, but his love for the dog was
eat and he finally brought out the
,ney and the terrier was released